Telephone wall set.



R. H. MANSON. TELEPHONE WALL SET. APPLICATION FILED TBB. 14, 1910. v 1,033,817, Patented July 30, 1912. f zvSHEBTS-SBET l.

R. H. MANSON.

TELEPHONE WALL SET. APPLICATION FILED 113.14, 1910.

1,033,817. Patent-,ea July 30, 1912.

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W/7esses /m/e/77'r fw y . u v v RAY H. Manson, or ELYRIA, oHIo, AssIeNoR 'ro THE DEnNmLncTmc COMPANY, or ELYRIA, 01110, A CORPORATION F dnHIo. r

TELEPHONE WALL SET.

Specicaton of vLetters Patient.4 Patented July A.30, 1.912,.

Application filed February 14, 1910. Seria\N;o. 543,870.

particularlyv pointed outv in the appended To all whom it 'may` concern;

Be it known that I, RAY H; MANsoN, a claims. A citizen of the United States, residing at Figure l is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is Elyria, in .the county of Lorain and State a Vertical cross section through the center of Ohio, have invented certain new and useof the. set. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of ful Improvements in Telephone Tall Sets; the back board shown in section. Fig. 4 is and I do hereby declare the following' to be an enlarged View of a portion of this board 60 Va full, clear, and exact description of my inshowing the hangers. vention, such as will enablel others skilled Referring now to the drawings, 1 lis a in the art to which it appertains to make hollow wall board which is better made of and use the same. lsheethmetal punched into the dishlike shape My invention relates to telephone wall sets illustrated. Thisis adapted to be attached and has for its object the product-ion of a to the wall or otheir solid support. Regutelephone which may be used as acomplete' lating members 16 are punched from the wall` set. I constructY the telephone appawall board and serve to regulate the posi- Y ratus containing part in such a way that tion of t-he back board 2. This board is conf the same Amay'` be removed from the wall structed by punching out a hollow dishl'ike70 board and used as` what is known as a hotel piece after the manner of' the wall board.y set. ...Parts of my improved set may be used Bolts 3 detachably connect the back board' in the desk stands,'thus making an interto the wall board. A part of the back board changeable line of apparatus which greatly is cutaway and a bay window bottom 4' conveniences the operating companies who att-ached to the board to cover the opening. may keep .such telephones on hand' and 'I have used the expression bay'window change them about to snit thedema'nd, or bottom from the resemblance to what is who may'use the interchangeable parts upon known as a. bay window in architecture. any type of telephone which convenience re- This bottom may be detachably or rigidly quires. connected to the back board and may be In the form shown in the drawing I show temporarily or permanently attached there- .a steel wall set of the common battery type. to. `This bottom serves to protect the tele- All the telephone apparatus I show in a phonev apparatus when the back lboard is y single compartment which may be detached separated from the wall board. VA casing, v i' from the wall board and connected directly front 5 is connected (preferably hinged) to to the wall. I have shown a bay window the back board and covers the telephone apbottom in t-he casing to protect the rear of paratus upon this board. A turret 8 is conthe box when so used. A part of the wallsv structed upon the front 5 integral therewith (here shown as the bottom) of this `'box is and open at the front. i rIhe opening is punched out to form hangers for the' ringer. coveredbya front piece 6 havingk a mouth- 90 Another part is punched out to form a piece 7 integral therewith. -These'parts are clapper guard. The front of the box is thus stationary with respect to the rest of` punched out to form a turret for the trans` the apparatus. The edge of the opening mitter. This simple and'convcnient method in the back board is turned up at 9 to form y of constructing these parts reduces the hangers for the telephone ringers. Slots 20 95 trouble and expense of making the set, thus are cut in these-hangers into which threaded adding to its utility, enabling me to reduce pieces attached 'tothe ringers'lO are slipped the 'price and placing the instruments withand the washers 22 and nuts 21 placed there-- in the reach of many`who could not alford on to secure the vringers in position. The y the more complicated and expensive instruringer gongs 11 and thel clappers 12 are` 100% nents. j shown-of standard equipment. The clapper My invention will be best understood by rod'23lextends upward through an opening.

' -referenceto the following description when in the. casing to the `exterior of the casing. taken in connection with the accompanying A portion 12 of the 'casingis turned up and illustration showing'` one specific embodiover the to *of the clapper serving as a 105y ment thereof, ,while its scope will be more guard there or.

At 14 I show a condenser mounted upon the back board and rest-ing with its rear upon the bosses 15 thererof.

At 19 I show a shelf attached to the wall board.

By cut-ting away the rear of the back board and placing a bay window bottom therein, I have economized space and constructed a snug place for the ringer. The boards being of metal, it is necessary to turn them up along the edges to give them the desired rigidity. Metal thick enough to furnish such rigidity without turning up along the edges would be too heavy for the purpose. By eliminating the pivot arrangement for the transmitter, I eliminate the wearing effect of the cord caused by bending it when the transmitter is `turned upon this pivot. The clapper guard which is generally made in a separate piece and fastened upon the casing, I cut from the metal of the casing itself, saving several operations thereby. These and other improvements and advantages I contemplate in my improved set.

lVliile I have shown this particu-lar form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the art, that numerous and extensive departures from the form and the details of the apparatus here shown may be made without departing from the spirit of thc invention, the same being herein shown solely for the purpose of clearly illustrating one specific einbodiment thereof.

I ela-iin:

l. In a telephone set, the combination of a hollow wall board, a hollow back board detacliably connected thereto, a ringer mounted on said back board, a condenser mounted on the back board, a hollow front hinged to said bach' board and gongs for said ringer carried by said front, said hollow front inclosing and housing said ringer and said condenser when closed against said back board.

2. In a telephone wall set, the combinat-ion of a 'hollow wall board, a hollow back board detaehably connected thereto, a bay window bottom for said board, a hollow front hinged to said back board, and tele` phone apparatus housed within said frontwlien the same is Closed.

3. In a telephone wall set, the combinacovering said opening and a front hinged to said back board.

5. In a telephone lwall set, the combina- Ation of a hollow back board made of sheet material and having an opening therein, a bay window bottom covering said opening, hangers attached to said board, at the opening, and telephone apparatus suspended from said hangers.

6, In a telephone set, the combination of a back boardv having an opening therein, a portion of an edge of said openingbeing bent up to forni a hanger, telephone apparatus suspended from said hanger and a bay window bottomg applied to saidzback board behind said opening. 7 In a telephone s'et, the combination of a back board, a metal `front therefor, a transmitter turret on the fl-ront part of said front and integral therewith, a transmitter housed in said turret, a cover for said turret, a,

mouthpiece projecting therefrom and telephone apparatus Ahoused between said back board and said front.h

S. In a telephone set, the combination of a back board, a sheetl metal front therefor,

a cylindrical transmitter turret integral with the metal of the front, Ya transmitter housed in said turret, a cover for the top of the turret, a mouthpiece. connected to saidtcover and telephone apparatus between said back board and said front.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature 1 Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents cach, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.v 

